The varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox is the same virus that causes shingles. After a person experiences the chicken pox, the varicella zoster virus remains in the body in an inactive state near nerve tissue. At a later time, for unknown reasons, the virus reactivates and causes shingles.
In chemistry, polarity is a separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole or multipole moment. Polar molecules interact through dipoleâdipole intermolecular forces and hydrogen bonds. Molecular polarity is dependent on the difference in electronegativity between atoms in a compound and the asymmetry of the compound's structure. Polarity underlies a number of physical properties including surface tension, solubility, and melting and boiling points.
Medical Definition of POLARITY. 1. : the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits contrasting properties or powers in contrasting parts or directions. 2. : attraction toward a particular object or in a specific direction.3.. : the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions: the condition of having poles. 2. : attraction toward a particular object or in a specific direction. 3.